Figures show fall in alcohol-related deaths

The number of alcohol-related deaths in the UK has fallen slightly but is still significantly higher than during the early 1990s, new figures show.

Data released by the Office for National Statistics reveal that there were 8,724 alcohol-related deaths in 2007 which, although down from the previous year, is more than double the number recorded in 1991.

Men are more likely to die of alcohol-related causes than women, and the death rate is highest among those aged between 55 and 74 years.

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According to Don Shenker, chief executive of Alcohol Concern, the UK is now above the European average for liver disease and Alison Rogers, chief executive of the British Liver Trust, said that the death toll from alcohol is 'unacceptably high'.

She welcomed the slight dip in deaths but added: 'We are worried that rates of excessive drinking are still on the increase.

'As a result, we can expect more deaths in the future given that liver disease can take ten years to develop.'

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